RAF Templeton
| RAF Templeton Templeton Dry Training Area | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Defence Training Estate | |||||||||||
| Near Templeton, Pembrokeshire in Wales | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force 1942 - 1945 British Armed Forces | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Coastal Command *No. 17 (Training) Group RAF Defence Infrastructure Organisation | ||||||||||
| Open to the public | Yes | ||||||||||
| Website | GOV.UK (Wales - Public access to military areas) | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°45′54″N 004°45′14″W / 51.76500°N 4.75389°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1942 | ||||||||||
| In use |
| ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||
| Occupants | 1944 Officers - 47 (3 WAAF) Other Ranks - 806 (131 WAAF) | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 105 metres (344 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Royal Air Force Templeton, or more simply RAF Templeton, is a former Royal Air Force station located 9.75 miles (15.69 km) south east of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire and 10 miles (16 km) north east of Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Situated near Templeton, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Narberth, Pembrokeshire. It was operational between December 1942 and July 1945, as a satellite airfield for RAF Haverfordwest. It remains in use, under Defence Training Estate Pembrokeshire, as Templeton Dry Training Area.
Templeton airfield was constructed during 1942, waste from Reynalton Colliery being utilised in the build, and was officially opened in January 1943. In the middle of the triangular runway layout was a hill limiting all-round vision. This posed a danger to aircraft using the runways. A lookout was regularly posted and used flag signals to warn of aircraft movements.